1959 · 85 min · kryminał · dramat

The Purple Gang

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Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

A teen-age rat pack of the Detroit slums, the Purple Gang, headed by psychotic William Joseph "Honeyboy" Willard, teams with adult hijackers during prohibition and in three years controls the city's underworld. Detective Bill Harley is given a special assignment to break the gang. To intimidate Harley, Honeyboy and his chief henchman, Hank Smith, terrorize his pregnant wife, Gladys, who loses her baby and dies. The gang moves in on the cleaning and dyeing industry, which calls in the Mafia for protection. Hank tries to tip off Harley as to where the Mafia hoods are holed up but Honeyboy, mistaking his intentions, has Killer Burke seal him alive in a coffin and drop him in the Detroit river. Honeyboy locates the Mafia headquarters in an apartment building and goes there with two of his men. They break in and machine-gun the three Mafia leaders, Licovetti, Ricco and Castiglione.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Frank McDonald

Główne role: Barry Sullivan jako Police Lt. William P. Harley, Robert Blake jako William Joseph 'Honeyboy' Willard, Elaine Edwards jako Gladys Harley, Marc Cavell jako Henry Abel 'Hank' Smith, Jody Lawrance jako Joan MacNamara, Suzanne Ridgway jako Daisy

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Jack DeWitt